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The most surprising aspect of President’s Obama’s State of the Union speech last night was the fact that he did not mention Obamacare until he was 40 minutes into it. When he did bring up Obamacare the President did not … Continue reading →

Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released their “components of population change” estimates for 2013. Since we already knew that Maine lost population in 2013, the findings from this new data release were not surprising. First, the data shows that … Continue reading →

Today the U.S. Census Bureau released state population estimates for 2013 (up to July 1). Unfortunately, it shows that Maine’s Demographic Winter is still with us as Maine lost 199 residents falling to 1,328,302 in 2013 from 1,328,501 in 2012. … Continue reading →

As the CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) and lead author of our Free ME initiative, I take strong exception to Colin Woodard’s Dec. 5 article in the Portland Press Herald, “Washington County residents wary of plan to … Continue reading →

Recently, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce began rolling out their periodic “comprehensive update” of their data. The update include new data sources and changes in definitions. One of the most significant definition changes … Continue reading →

The Left in Maine take pride in their self-proclaimed “caring for the poor.” However, rhetoric aside, their actions speak louder than their words. Earlier this year, the Democratically-controlled legislature enacted a budget, over Governor LePage’s veto, that raised the sales … Continue reading →

Last week, The Maine Heritage Policy Center announced the Free ME initiative designed to reduce government dependency through economic prosperity. More specifically, Free ME would eliminate the personal and corporate income and sales tax in the most economically distressed counties … Continue reading →

The readers of Bangor Daily News know that the economy of Northern Maine is not the same economy as Southern Maine. Unfortunately, the challenges to achieving economic prosperity in Maine are greater in the northern part of the state–often … Continue reading →

Where do you want the focus of government power to reside – in Augusta, ME or Washington DC? From the price of fuel to the type of light bulbs we can use to how we run our local schools, the federal … Continue reading →

As I blogged recently, projections of Maine’s population paints a grim demographic picture that will also have severe negative economic consequences. Of course, projections may not be what happen in reality. New 2012 population data from the Census Bureau adds credibility … Continue reading →